WO1994010406A1 - A sandwich panel for angular forming - Google Patents
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- the present relates to composite panels and more particularly to sandwich panels.
- the invention has been developed primarily for use in relation to display stands, display shelving and cabinets, shop fittings, interior architecture and design, interior facades, partitioning systems, and the like. It will be appreciated, however, that the invention is not limited to these particular fields of use.
- Sandwich panels are well known and have found widespread use as structural materials in aeronautical and numerous other applications.
- the panels generally comprise a relatively thick core formed from a low density material such as foam, sandwiched between relatively thin but stronger outer skins.
- foam a low density material
- outer skins As is well known to those skilled in the art, such constructions have been found to produce excellent stiffness to weight characteristics.
- sandwich panels are generally designed for structural applications and as such, are normally intended to be as light as possible, and as stiff as possible to resist bending and buckling.
- most known sandwich panels tend to deform entirely elastically, or to exhibit only a relatively small amount of plastic deformation or yield before the ultimate strength of the composite material is reached, at which point either the core or one or both of the skins rupture and fail catastrophically.
- the panels tend to break rather than bend, when loaded beyond their limits of strength.
- metal skinned panels have not been subject to these problems to the same extent. However, these suffer from other disadvantages in terms of excessive cost and weight. They are also subject to a tendency for the metal skins to yield under minimal surface pressure to produce visually and structurally undesirable surface distortion.
- the invention consists in a foldable composite panel comprising an inner layer formed from a first material having a relatively high plasticity at least in compression, bonded to at least one adjacent outer layer formed from a second material having a relatively low plasticity, such that the composite panel can be permanently folded without failure at ambient temperature through an angle substantially greater than that through which the outer layer alone could be folded without failure under comparable conditions.
- the unexpected ability of the panel to be folded arises because on cold bending, the inner layer increases the natural bending radius and hence permits a greater angle of plastic deflection in the outer layer than would occur without the inner layer, whilst the outer layer prevents or at least delays the onset of tensile failure in the inner layer.
- the composite panel can also be permanently folded without failure through an angle substantially greater than that through which a panel of comparable thickness but composed entirely of the second material could be folded without failure under the same conditions.
- the respective plasticities of the first material and the second material permit permanent cold bending of the panel through an angle of at least 90° without failure.
- the first material forming the inner layer comprises a relatively thick and relatively low density polyvinylchloride (PVC) sealed cell foam
- the second material forming the outer layer comprises a relatively thin and relatively more dense PVC plastic skin.
- PVC polyvinylchloride
- the foam and the skin possess inherently similar chemical characteristics and can be bonded together with a PVC compatible semi-elastomeric adhesive.
- any other suitable skin materials such as ABS, polycarbonates, polyethylenes, styrenes, urethanes, acrylics, epoxies, and polyesters may also be used.
- the PVC foam has a density of between 15 and 250 kg/m3 and ideally around
- the inner foam layer is preferably between 4 and 30 mm thick and ideally around 10 mm thick, whilst the skin is preferably between 0.5 and 3.0 mm thick, and ideally approximately 1.0 mm thick.
- the panel comprises an inner core layer formed from the first material of relatively high plasticity sandwiched between surrounding skins formed from the second material of relatively low plasticity.
- the preferred thickness of the composite panel is between 5 and 50 mm, and ideally around 12 mm.
- the first material forming the core has a relatively high plasticity in compression and a relatively low plasticity in tension
- the second material forming the outer skins has a relatively low plasticity and is predominantly elastic in both tension and compression.
- the panel can preferably be folded at room temperature through an angle of at least 90° using standard metal fabrication equipment and techniques such that the outside skin naturally forms a smooth rounded edge without failure, whilst the excess material of the inside skin buckles progressively and linearly into the core material to form a neat fold line defining the inside edge of the bend.
- the inward buckling of the inside skin is preferably accommodated by the core material yielding plasticly in compression.
- Figure 1 shows a composite sandwich panel according to the invention
- Figure 2 shows diagrammatically the panel of Figure 1 in the process of bending at room remperature
- Figure 3 shows the panels of Figures 1 and 2 folded through an angle of 90°
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional side elevation showing a V groove machined into a panel as part of an alternative bending technique
- Figure 5 shows the panel of Figure 4 folded and glued along the V groove
- Figure 6 shows a number of different folded panel sections assembled into different free-standing panel systems.
- the invention provides a composite sandwich panel 1 comprising an inner core layer 2 sandwiched between adjacent outer skins 3.
- the core layer is formed from a sealed cell polyvinylchloride (PVC) foam having a density of between
- the outer skins are preferably formed from a slightly foamed PVC plastic having a density of between 400 and
- the core is preferably between 4 and 30 mm thick, more preferably between 8 and 15 mm thick and ideally around 10 mm thick.
- Each skin is preferably between 0.5 and 3.0 mm thick and ideally around 1.0 mm thick.
- the composite panel is preferably between 5 and 50 mm thick, more preferably between 10 and 15 mm thick, and ideally around 12 mm thick. It has an overall density of between 100 and 400 kg/m 3, preferably
- the skins are bonded to the core by means of any suitable PVC compatible structural grade elastomeric adhesive, such as neoprene contact glues, urethanes, acrylics, expoxies, polyesters and PVAs.
- Table A shows the physical properties of a particularly preferred PVC foam core material over a range of densities, with the "H” designation referring to the nominal density figure.
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic representation of a first bending technique which in essence simply involves the use of a forming tool 5 adapted to notch the adjacent skin and to resist the applied bending loads 8.
- the forming tool in conjunction with the applied bending loads induces an entirely unexpected but yet controlled and repeatable folding mechanism which surprisingly enables the panel to fold neatly through any desired angle up to at least 90° and yet retain its structural integrity, as shown in Figure 3.
- the PVC skins unsupported have a relatively low plasticity. Without the foam core as support, the skins tend to form tight radius bends once the yield point is reached, and because of the resultant stress and strain concentrations, will not deform through 90° without total failure.
- the foam core When the foam core is loaded in compression, however, the individual cells are being crushed. Initially, they resist this crushing force by changing shape, and a resisting gas pressure builds up in the sealed cells. As the compressive force is increased the cells eventually rupture and collapse. However, immediate and catastrophic failure does not occur in this case because once a series of cells fail, the surrounding cells tend to expand into the area previously occupied by the crushed cells, and the compressive forces are partially supported by these neighbouring cells. The crushed remains of the damaged cell walls also compact to a state where they too can contribute to resisting the compressive loads. Consequently, the foam core under compression loading is found to act in a particularly plastic manner, with considerable permanent deformation possible before ultimate failure occurs.
- the edge 9 of the forming tool in contact with the adjacent skin induces a relatively high localised compressive stress concentration along the contact line to initiate buckling of the skin and localised crushing of the underlying core along that line.
- the initiation of the cold forming process is governed by the combined action of plastic crushing of the core and compression wrinkling of the skin, whereby the skin begins to buckle into the foam core. This initially forms a defined hinge or fold along the contact line of the forming tool. Further bending causes this hinge or fold to begin to propagate into the core, which yields in plastic compression in response, but does not fail.
- peripheral wrinkling and buckling of the skin in the vicinity of the fold does not occur because of the support provided by the underlying foam core.
- the foam core does not fail in tension because the critical tensile stresses are supported by the outer skin. Consequently, the core is mostly or entirely loaded in compression so that failure is plastic and ductile rather than elastic and brittle.
- the outer skin would also fail if unsupported.
- the sandwich panel during folding the natural bending radius is substantially increased for a given angle of deflection because of the support provided by the partially compressed underlying foam core in the vicinity of the fold. By substantially increasing the bending radius, the partially collapsed inner core prevents localised stress concentrations and hence prevents the tensile failure in the outer skin which would otherwise occur.
- the panel can be neatly folded through angles of at least 90° to produce non-planar panel structures of almost any desired shape or configuration.
- FIG. 4 Another folding mechanism involves the use of a router or other suitable tool to machine a V groove 20 in the panel, as best seen in Figure 4.
- the panel With the V groove pre-formed, the panel can simply be folded and glued to form a structural corner of the appropriate angle, as shown in Figure 5. Where particularly long folds are involved, this technique can be quicker and more convenient to perform on site.
- This technique also has the advantage that the panels can be pre-fabricated with the appropriate V grooves to facilitate transportation in the flattened configuration and accurate assembly at remote locations.
- Figure 6 shows a number of folded panel sections which can be interlocked in various ways to provide modular free-standing panel systems. These can be used in a wide variety of applications, including display stands, display shelving and cabinets, domes and modules, shop fittings, interior architecture, signage boards, theatre props and displays, interior facades, screens and cladding, door systems, stacking and divider systems, partitioning, design furniture and the like.
- the panels can also be used to manufacture temporary structures such as demountable buildings, disaster shelters, and the like.
- the ability of the panels to be transported in the flat planar configuration, and subsequently bent and assembled on site adds considerably to the versatility and adaptability of the invention.
- Another preferred application is for interior fit-outs in boats, yachts, launches, ships and aircraft where the characteristics of strength, light weight and increased formability can be used to particular advantage.
- the panel need not comprise an inner core sandwiched between a pair of outer skins, but can also simply comprise an inner or core layer bonded to a single outer layer or skin. It should also be emphasised that whilst PVC is a particularly preferred material, any other suitable material with the desired physical properties may also be used.
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